He is the third British actor to appear on the show. Coincidentally, the first was Julia Ormond who plays his daughter on-screen while the second was Christian Cooke, who plays his on-screen grandson.

Berkoff is often known for his roles as the ultimate villain, such as Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II, General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy or Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance.